As I was reading the December 2007 issue of Harvard Business Review, a small but prominent article on page 21 caught my eye.  The article was titled “The Best Advice I Ever Got“.  This article is an excerpt from an interview with Hans-Paul Burkner conducted by Daisy Wademan.

Hans-Paul Burkner, President and CEO of The Boston Consulting Group starts off by saying that good advice often comes in the form of deeds, not words.  He goes onto talk about his role model, Tom Lewis and his leadership style.

The best part of the article, for me, however, was Tom’s subtle articulation of team-building philosophy.  Hans-Paul quotes several examples in the article about how Tom lead extremely diverse and opinionated team members to great success against all odds, even as a very modest and empower leader.

This article is a must read for any developing leader!  Unfortunately, this is copyrighted material from Harvard Press.  So, you can either buy a copy of this article for $4.50 here or borrow a copy of the December 2007 issue of HBR from your local library.